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Graphene Enables Terahertz Communication on Flexible Materials
A group of researchers at the University of Chalmers in Sweden have developed, for the first time, a flexible terahertz detector using graphene transistors on plastic material substrates. The development can be used in applications that require flexible electronics, sensor networks and wearable devices.
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Old Malaria Treatment Improves Nanoparticle Delivery to Tumors
A new study shows that a 70 year old malaria drug has the ability to block immune cells in the liver so nanoparticles can arrive at their intended tumor site.
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New Computer System Organizes Recipes for Producing Materials
A team of researchers at MIT, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and the University of California at Berkeley hope to close the materials-science automation gap with a new artificial intelligence system that would pore through research papers to deduce “recipes” for producing particular materials.
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Electrically Charged Bandages Can Fight and Prevent Infections
Researchers from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have shown that special bandages using weak electric fields to disrupt bacterial biofilm infection can prevent infections, combat antibiotic resistance and enable healing on burn wounds for the first time.
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Watch: Picking Up the Pace of 3D Printing
A software algorithm speeds the 3D printing process by anticipating and correcting for machine vibrations.
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Flexible Electroluminescent Film Adopts the Eye Structure of Nocturnal Animals
A research team from DGIST’s Intelligent Devices and Systems Research Group has developed an electroluminescent film that is four times brighter than the existing one.
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Green Synthesis Can Lead to Green, Eco-Friendly Electronics
Nanoparticles of controllable composition and size have a lot of potential in electrical, optical and chemical devices, but they have to be created in a safe and cost-effective way. Kazuhiro Takanabe and coworkers from KAUST report a simple method for synthesizing metal-sulfide nanoparticles at low temperature without using environmentally harmful solvents.
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A Mineral From the 1830s is the Key to Computers 1,000 Times Faster
A mineral called perovskite, discovered by Russians in the 1830s, is the key to the next step in ultra-high-speed communications and computing.
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Solar Power: Building Toward a Bright Future
Homeowners are more receptive now than ever before to installing solar power: In the second quarter of this year, home solar installations grew 8% over the same quarter in 2016, according to recent research.
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It's Not Even Close: Apple, Samsung Smartphone Marketleaders
Apple and Samsung are leaving competitors LG and Motorola in the dust.
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Virtual Reality Tech Can Ease Paraplegic Pain
Phantom body pain felt by paraplegics can be relieved through virtual reality technology.
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Cutting Cards, Invitations and More With Your Laser
A paper laser cutter can produce a level of intricacy and detail far beyond traditional paper-cutting tools — making it ideally suited to produce one-of-a-kind cards, invitations, decorations and much more. The possibilities are limited only by one’s imagination.
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New Clock Generators Deliver Jitter Performance of 0.4 Picoseconds
Mouser Electronics is now stocking the Si522xx PCIe clock generators from Silicon Labs.
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High Resolution Electron Microscopy Has Mapped New Parts of the Fruit Fly Brain
Thanks to high-resolution electron microscopy (EM), researchers have discovered a new region critical for memory and learning in the fruit fly brain.
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Wrinkles in Pillared Graphene Gives a Jolt to Heat
Rice University engineers have discovered that pillared graphene could transfer heat better because the theoretical material had a few asymmetric junctions that caused wrinkles.
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High Power Density 3W DC/DC Converter in SIP7 Case
RECOM’s new RKZ3 DC/DC converter series is a pin-compatible upgrade to existing 2-watt SIP7 converters, providing 50 percent extra power density in the same footprint.
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Electronics Accessible to Everyone: Q&A with Kitronik
Q&A with Kevin Spurr, one of the founders of U.K.-based electronics project kit developer Kitronik.
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Add Chat to an App, 1-2-3
A new API solution from Pusher helps developers add cloud-hosted messaging services to their mobile and web apps.
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Asia Leads in IoT Adoption Worldwide
Asia's businesses have embraced Internet of Things technology as a core component of their companies' strategies. They currently lead the world in IoT adoption, and 53% are seeing “significant” returns on their IoT investments.
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Driven by Auto Segment, Universal Flash Market Speeds Up
Increasing demand for advanced automotive electronics systems, as well as for wearable electronics and the growing popularity of faster, more responsive electronic devices is driving growth in the universal flash storage market.
